Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 471 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9781107300026
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Literary studies
Content:
Drawing on his own papers and first published in 1799, this two-volume account traces the colourful life of the actor and playwright Charles Macklin (c.1699–1797). His long career serves as the focal point in a history of the eighteenth-century theatre and its most celebrated performers. Hailed for his enduring interpretation of Shakespeare's Shylock, a role he played for some fifty years, Macklin has been credited with the theatre's move towards realism. His life was just as dramatic offstage, marked as it was by a series of controversies and fierce rivalries. In 1735 he was convicted of the manslaughter of a fellow actor in a quarrel over a wig, and in 1775 he successfully pressed charges of conspiracy against theatregoers who had rioted during his performances. Volume 1 covers Macklin's childhood and early career, including his trial for the killing of Thomas Hallam
Note:
Originally published in London by Lackington, Allen, and Co. Temple of the Musks, Finsbury Square in 1799
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108064668
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781108064668
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781107300026
